... Grudge," and "The Exorcist." Each movie had their strengths and weaknesses pertaining to elements of the gothic genre in each. Although the movies are based on the same genre, they have very different styles of depicting the gothic genre. "The Grudge," directed by Goshimoto, 1999, was a foreign film from Asia, that provided quite a unique viewing experience. There were lots of weaknesses to this movie ... . The introduction of the story line was very confusing and choppy. To introduce a character, they displayed the character's name on a black background, and played the same scene over a...

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... 't make up for your sins in church...you do it in the streets." This voice over starts the movie off and is very similar to Naked City from the classic film noir genre. The subject is also very similar: the depiction of what goes on in dark streets of New York City. The opening scene of Charlie waking up from the nightmare ... shown and the first shot is of flashing police lights on a squad car. Showing that this is a dangerous life in the city, this is also depicted in the classic film noir genre and is often the main subject. At the end of the 8mm film "Mean Streets" is shown in blood ...

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... and Clyde I think that the film Bonnie and Clyde was an example of a typical gangster film. Some elements that make the film a typical example of a gangster film are that the action takes place in a rural depressed town. No one really sees any action. The characters are typical of the genre. For instance, Clyde, the ... gangster hero, is a cocky loner and Bonnie, the gun moll, becomes his companion, lover, and partner in crime. C.W., Blanch, and Buck act as Clyde's henchmen. There are some conflicts that are representative of a gangster film. They are the struggle ... versus Blanch. An...

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... when looking at films that portray women in different societies, because they therefore have different ideologies to live up to. Stereotypes are also used in film; they are not real people, but widely circled traits and characteristics of particular groups. Therefore, stereotyping is also used by the media to allow ... girls not only find themselves competing for the press, but for the attention of their shared lawyer, Billy Flynn. Chicago' used the musical genre to allow the film to be "naughty but nice-, it shows the audience that the women are bad, but positions the audience on their s...

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... in a possision film is that the movie may focus on the female, but it is just a "cover" for the male in crisis story. In the movie Stir of Echos it follows the thesis in a similar way, almost exactly. The movie follws the spirts of departed genre and the teleknic powers genre. You can ell that it follows the spirts of departed genre because at ... the girl who died comes back in the memories of actor Kevin Bacon, and also she was a sprit that was able to talk to the kid. The movie is a telekinetic genre because Kevin Bacon can see and sense thing that are not there, example would be the...

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... by Marcel Cicero The Eye of the Beholder, directed by Stephan Elliot, is a film, which explores the obsession of a private eye that falls in love with the murderer he is investigating. The movie Eye of the Beholder focuses on visual representations of the characters" ... fears that originated long ago, when her father abandoned her. However, Eye of the Beholder successfully establishes its characters" actions and what they are doing. When you first watch this film, you think to yourself "I don't understand this movie at all" or "this is a really bad movie," but when you watch it again,...

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Being John Malkovich Director: Spike Jonze Genre: Drama Being John Malkovich is a very twisted classical movie. It starts off with a poor couple living in their apartment under a somewhat happy relationship. As the movie progresses, the setup is ... to his mind. They were sucked straight to his subconscious level. Every time they entered a new dimension, the camera would turn 90 degrees and film from that angle. The camera was used very clever in this film. The most noticeable sound in the movie was when somebody came out of Malkovich's body. The person would be dropped from his body straigh...

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The film Airport contains everything an audience could want in two hours and fifteen minutes suspense, romance, drama, and comedy. The movie shows events that take place at Lincoln Airport and on a ... person they"re talking to in a circle between the two pilots. Although there is many interesting forms of the split screen used, sometimes I feel that they become a distraction. I think the film did an excellent job of portraying the lives of the characters andthen showing the audience how these events effect the finale. For example, in the beginning of the movie we ... brief case. Airport p...

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During the course of watching movies in the gangster genre, one will encounter characters that are very different but similar in various ways, in respect to their motives and their beliefs. Rocky Sullivan from the movie Angels with Dirty Faces ... finally wound up in the government institution. It is in this institution and later on in jail that Rocky learns the "tricks of the trade". Rocky's main motivation throughout the film is to get his money and go one with his life with as little complications as possible. Unfortunately nothing ever really goes as planned. Clyde Boner is an easy going...

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Casablanca In Casablanca, the prominent themes of unhappy love and self-sacrifice set this romantic melodrama apart from most in its genre. These themes are best expressed in the interactions of the three main characters: Victor Laszlo, a heroic political leader; Ilsa Lund, an enigmatic femme fatale; and Richard (Rick) Blaine, a seemingly morally ... the conventional romantic sense of love with a more powerful form. A love that is exceedingly noble, selfless, and pure. The idea of this ultimate state achieved at the closing of this film is perhaps more romantic in itself than any fairy tale ...

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